South Northamptonshire
| South Northamptonshire Council | |
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| — District — | |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Administrative county | Northamptonshire |
| Founded | |
| Admin. HQ | Towcester |
| Government | |
| • Type | South Northamptonshire District Council |
| • Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| • Executive: | Conservative |
| • MPs: | Tim Boswell, Brian Binley |
| Area | |
| • Total | 244.8 sq mi (634.0 km2) |
| Area rank | 65th |
| Population (2010 est.) | |
| • Total | 88,800 |
| • Rank | Ranked 263rd |
| • Density | 362.8/sq mi (140.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) |
| Postcode | |
| ISO 3166-2 | |
| ONS code | 34UG |
| OS grid reference | |
| NUTS 3 | |
| Ethnicity | 98.4% White |
| Website | southnorthants.gov.uk |
South Northamptonshire is a local government district in Northamptonshire, England. Its council is based in Towcester.
The district is rural and sparsely populated with just over 79,293 people in 2000[1] and 91,000 in 2008, a 14.8% increase.[2] The largest town in the district is Brackley, which has a population of 14,000 in 2008[2] followed by Towcester which has a population of nearly 10,000.[2] Other significant places include Middleton Cheney. The growth in population between 2001 and 2007 was the 3rd largest of all districts in the country and consisted of 35,700 households.[3]
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, and was a merger of the municipal borough of Brackley, along with Brackley Rural District, Towcester Rural District, and part of Northampton Rural District.
[edit] Settlements and parishes
For a complete list for Northamptonshire see List of places in Northamptonshire
- Abthorpe, Adstone, Ashton, Aston le Walls, Astrop, Aynho
- Blakesley, Blisworth, Boddington, Brackley, Bradden, Brafield-on-the-Green, Bugbrooke
- Caldecote, Castle Ashby, Chacombe, Charlton, Chipping Warden, Cogenhoe, Cold Higham, Cosgrove, Courteenhall, Croughton, Culworth
- Deanshanger, Denton
- Easton Neston, Edgcote, Evenley, Eydon
- Farthinghoe
- Gayton, Grafton Regis, Grange Park, Greatworth, Greens Norton
- Hackleton, Harpole, Hartwell, Helmdon, Hinton-in-the-Hedges
- Kings Sutton, Kislingbury
- Litchborough, Little Houghton
- Maidford, Marston St Lawrence, Middleton Cheney, Milton Malsor, Moreton Pinkney
- Nether Heyford, Newbottle
- Old Stratford, Overthorpe
- Pattishall, Paulerspury, Potterspury
- Quinton
- Radstone, Roade, Rothersthorpe
- Shutlanger, Silverstone, Slapton, Stoke Bruerne, Sulgrave, Syresham
- Thenford, Thorpe Mandeville, Tiffield, Towcester
- Upper Heyford
- Wappenham, Warkworth, Weedon Lois, Weston, Whiston, Whitfield, Whittlebury, Wicken, Woodend
- Yardley Gobion, Yardley Hastings
[edit] Gallery
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Farmland outside the village of King's Sutton in Northamptonshire in 2009.
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King's Sutton railway station was upgraded and re-gained its footbridge in 2009.
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A picture of King' Sutton in 2000.
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A picture of King's Sutton in 2000.
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[edit] References
- ^ "A Vision of Britain - extensive local statistical data". http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/GBH_match_page.jsp?ons=South%20Northamptonshire. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- ^ a b c South Northamptonshire Council (2009). "State of the Districts Economy in 2009" base on Office of National Statistics data. Towcester: SNC. pp. 5.
- ^ South Northamptonshire Council (2008). "The Way Ahead". Towcester: SNC. pp. 3.
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